 Isotropic linear-elastic energy density (source code)

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= Isotropic linear-elastic energy density

For the two-dimensional convention $\nabla\mathbf u=(\partial_i u_j)$, the energy density
$$
W=\frac\mu2\nabla\mathbf u:\nabla\mathbf u^T
+\frac{\lambda+\mu}{2}(\nabla\cdot\mathbf u)^2
$$
produces the static isotropic elastic equations by variation.

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